Paul McDonogh
186:10 - 187:06
"There's a 2023 study of switching to— it's in the Journal of Politics. This is only 3 years ago, that said switching to district elections has empowered neighborhoods to block shared decisions and has led to reduced housing approvals."
“There's a 2023 study of switching to— it's in the Journal of Politics. This is only 3 years ago, that said switching to district elections has empowered neighborhoods to block shared decisions and has led to reduced housing approvals.”
- Speaker
- Paul McDonogh
- Timestamp
- 186:10 – 187:06
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- October 20, 2026
From the transcript
They call that logrolling in poli— poli sci. There's a 2023 study of switching to— it's in the Journal of Politics. This is only 3 years ago, that said switching to district elections has empowered neighborhoods to block shared decisions and has led to reduced housing approvals. So something that's in the benefit of the public, which is like we should be building more housing during an extended nationwide housing crisis— cities that switch to the proposed Handeland model decrease their ability to serve the public interest. Again, for the reasons of you can entrench yourself and obstruct a majority vote, um, even if it is not in the interest of the public, uh, just to like pocket a decision for later.
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